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Community Awareness Presentation
Decibels (dB)
Sound & Noise
Alexander Graham Bell founded the concept of decibels and formulated a logarithmic scale based on 10.  “Deci” refers to the base 10 log scale, and “bel” refers to Alexander Bell.
Each 10-dB increase represents a tenfold increase in sound intensity;  roughly perceived as doubling in loudness.
Please review  some of the key noise producers and the decibels emitted by them.